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Gomis, a summer signing from Lyon, collapsed after Nacer Chadli gave Spurs an early lead. A Swansea spokesman said last night that Gomis was in a 'stable condition' following the incident.

He added: 'He is fine. He is in the medical room. It is something we have been aware of - it is something called a vasovagal condition.

'We have always been aware of it and it has happened before. He has had all the medical and cardiology tests with us.'

Shock: Nabil Bentaleb (right) and his Spurs team mates look on as Gomis is treated by medical staff last night

Assistance: By the time he left the field at White Hart Lane he was conscious and wearing an oxygen mask

Stretcher: Tottenham striker Harry Kane (left) applauds as Gomis is taken off the pitch at White Hart Lane

Worry: Tottenham and Swansea players join referee Michael Oliver in the centre of the pitch as they look on

The striker - who earns £50,000 a week - has a history of losing consciousness, fainting three times since joining Lyon in 2004, with the latest episode occurring while training with France in 2009.

It actually looks much more scary than physically dangerous, and I am feeling well now

Bafetimbi Gomis

At the time, Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas admitted he was ‘worried’ about the striker.

‘We can't not be worried, it scares you each time,’ he told ITele.

‘A vasovagal episode (fainting) is part of the things that can happen to people who have this type of constitution. It's now three times that it's happened. Yes, I'm worried.’

Last night, BBC Match of the Day host and former England footballer Gary Lineker tweeted: 'Very worrying images at White Hart Lane where Bafetimbi Gomis has been stretchered off after collapsing to the ground with no one near him.

'Play has now restarted at WHL, which hopefully suggests the situation is not too distressful. Gomis has a condition with a history of fainting. Hopefully it's nothing more serious than that.

Battling: Gomis (left) in action earlier in the game for Swansea, up against Danny Rose (right) of Tottenham

Recent move to Wales: Gomis playing for Swansea in August (left) and for his former club Lyon in 2012 (right)

Taking to Twitter: Gomis reassured concerned fans last night that the incident looked 'much more scary than physically dangerous and I am feeling well now'

Previous incident: White Hart Lane was the ground where the then Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba suffered a cardiac arrest in an FA Cup quarter-final match in 2012 (pictured)

Meanwhile, Swansea-born former footballer John Hartson said: 'Hope Bafetimbi Gomis is okay and recovering in hospital after collapsing in the game tonight at White Hart Lane. Thinking of him.'

Very worrying images at White Hart Lane

Gary Lineker, Match of the Day host

And BBC Sport commentator Conor McNamara added: 'Gomis underwent a series of medical tests for fainting episodes in 2009 which indicated no serious threat to his health.'

The match finished 3-2 to Tottenham, with Ryan Mason and Andros Townsend scoring the other two goals for Spurs - while Ki Sung-yueng and Gylfi Sigurdsson replied for the Swans.

White Hart Lane was the ground where the then Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba suffered a cardiac arrest in an FA Cup quarter-final match three years ago on March 17, 2012.

Muamba received lengthy attention on the pitch and it later emerged that his heart had stopped for 78 minutes. Although he recovered and left hospital a month later, he retired from playing.